Sean Eric Fagan
@kithrup.bsky.social
UNIXy Guy. He/him. Prone to shouting "PUPPY" in public.
I frequently (almost every day, in fact) give away Kindle genre books using #KindleBookGiveaway hashtag, and wrote a feed named "Kindle Book Giveaway" -- but remember bsky has hashtags now!
I frequently (almost every day, in fact) give away Kindle genre books using #KindleBookGiveaway hashtag, and wrote a feed named "Kindle Book Giveaway" -- but remember bsky has hashtags now!
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Sean Eric Fagan
@kithrup.bsky.social
· Oct 17
For the past few years, I have been giving out ebooks for free. These are almost (but not always) US Kindle books; I sometimes to UK/IE Kindle books as well. I get asked about this a lot, so here are some notes:
• I will use the hashtag #KindleBookGiveaway
• These are legally purchased books
• I will use the hashtag #KindleBookGiveaway
• These are legally purchased books
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"OK, so there's this cabal of scientists keeping their work secret..."
*snickering* "Dude. Have you ever talked to a scientist about their work?"
*takes scriptwriter to three grad student munches*
"OK, new idea. There's this cabal of golden retreivers keeping their desire to chase a ball secret..."
*snickering* "Dude. Have you ever talked to a scientist about their work?"
*takes scriptwriter to three grad student munches*
"OK, new idea. There's this cabal of golden retreivers keeping their desire to chase a ball secret..."
also stop calling us "mainstream scientists" like there's a cooler bunch of hipster scientists out there
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"OK, so there's this cabal of scientists keeping their work secret..."
*snickering* "Dude. Have you ever talked to a scientist about their work?"
*takes scriptwriter to three grad student munches*
"OK, new idea. There's this cabal of golden retreivers keeping their desire to chase a ball secret..."
*snickering* "Dude. Have you ever talked to a scientist about their work?"
*takes scriptwriter to three grad student munches*
"OK, new idea. There's this cabal of golden retreivers keeping their desire to chase a ball secret..."
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We get truck drivers calling the office about job site deliveries all the time. Today's call:
Driver: Delivery for Aldi's in PA?
Me: We probably built the Aldi's, but it's not for us.
D: Oh. I guess you don't want this cheese delivery.
Me: HOLD ON NOW!
Driver: Delivery for Aldi's in PA?
Me: We probably built the Aldi's, but it's not for us.
D: Oh. I guess you don't want this cheese delivery.
Me: HOLD ON NOW!
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We get truck drivers calling the office about job site deliveries all the time. Today's call:
Driver: Delivery for Aldi's in PA?
Me: We probably built the Aldi's, but it's not for us.
D: Oh. I guess you don't want this cheese delivery.
Me: HOLD ON NOW!
Driver: Delivery for Aldi's in PA?
Me: We probably built the Aldi's, but it's not for us.
D: Oh. I guess you don't want this cheese delivery.
Me: HOLD ON NOW!
A story I mention periodically: about 30 years ago, I was living in Palo Alto, in an apartment building a bunch of my coworkers were at. I went for a walk downtown to get some hot chocolate; along the way, I saw a puppah and went to greet it and then realized that his person was crying.
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A story I mention periodically: about 30 years ago, I was living in Palo Alto, in an apartment building a bunch of my coworkers were at. I went for a walk downtown to get some hot chocolate; along the way, I saw a puppah and went to greet it and then realized that his person was crying.
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Today's 2nd $12 thief is @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social, because why not force me to pay for his plea for someone else to have more money -- it's not like he'll ever face any consequences, right?
Go to hell, you thief.
Go to hell, you thief.
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today's 2nd $12 thief is @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social, because why not force me to pay for his plea for someone else to have more money -- it's not like he'll ever face any consequences, right?
Go to hell, you thief.
Go to hell, you thief.
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Which is why instead of just fucking yapping about what servicemembers "should" be doing we need to be hooking them up with resources like girightshotline.org to enable them to follow their consciences when that conflicts with the orders they have received.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Which is why instead of just fucking yapping about what servicemembers "should" be doing we need to be hooking them up with resources like girightshotline.org to enable them to follow their consciences when that conflicts with the orders they have received.
Reached the end of Person of Interest S3, so we're going to watch something more upbeat for a while -- the end of S3 of Fringe.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reached the end of Person of Interest S3, so we're going to watch something more upbeat for a while -- the end of S3 of Fringe.
This person does not deserve free books. @cemurphy.bsky.social already blocked them, but I say that isn't enough. Fucking asshole.
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This person does not deserve free books. @cemurphy.bsky.social already blocked them, but I say that isn't enough. Fucking asshole.
Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer Series Book 1), by @lishmcbride.bsky.social, which is a favorite of mine. I mean, it starts with this poor teenager finding his friend's severed head and then it talks to him!
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer Series Book 1), by @lishmcbride.bsky.social, which is a favorite of mine. I mean, it starts with this poor teenager finding his friend's severed head and then it talks to him!
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
Landlord: "Sam Wise"? Never struck me as Irish. "Sam Weiss," that fits.
I just realized that's fucking racist and possibly nazi.
I just realized that's fucking racist and possibly nazi.
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Landlord: "Sam Wise"? Never struck me as Irish. "Sam Weiss," that fits.
I just realized that's fucking racist and possibly nazi.
I just realized that's fucking racist and possibly nazi.
BEE'S KNEES' VORTICES!
(Don't ask)
(Don't ask)
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BEE'S KNEES' VORTICES!
(Don't ask)
(Don't ask)
I'm not sure I can ask this question well, but it's bugged me ever since I first read THE STAND: when I think, it's in words, that mostly match my pronunciation of them. For people deaf from birth, what is it like for *them*? Is this even a question that has an answer?
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm not sure I can ask this question well, but it's bugged me ever since I first read THE STAND: when I think, it's in words, that mostly match my pronunciation of them. For people deaf from birth, what is it like for *them*? Is this even a question that has an answer?
Astrid: And in Newton, 30 acres of farmland, decimated.
Me: So there's only 27 acres left?
Me: So there's only 27 acres left?
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Astrid: And in Newton, 30 acres of farmland, decimated.
Me: So there's only 27 acres left?
Me: So there's only 27 acres left?
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Having been inspired by Life Unexpected, I purchased the first season of Lost Girl and am watching it now.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Having been inspired by Life Unexpected, I purchased the first season of Lost Girl and am watching it now.
This is a weird one for me: I have many Macs. Most of them are laptops, without built-in ethernet. I have a couple of hubs with ethernet in them. When I connect them to the laptops, I don't get a DHCP address. When I turn off WiFi, I do. On my Mac Mini, which has built-in ethernet, I can have both.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is a weird one for me: I have many Macs. Most of them are laptops, without built-in ethernet. I have a couple of hubs with ethernet in them. When I connect them to the laptops, I don't get a DHCP address. When I turn off WiFi, I do. On my Mac Mini, which has built-in ethernet, I can have both.
Resuming Life Unexpected, and in the penultimate episode the teacher confesses, dad gets very very very angry, and mother gets very angry and she and daughter have a fight. Mom is saying all the right things so I am happy with that.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Resuming Life Unexpected, and in the penultimate episode the teacher confesses, dad gets very very very angry, and mother gets very angry and she and daughter have a fight. Mom is saying all the right things so I am happy with that.
My 2nd attempt at making an omelette was a middlin success. A bit burned on the outsides (but, I liked that, it added some texture), and the folding part took multiple attempts. But it was gooey and cheesey in the inside, so I am pleased with it.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My 2nd attempt at making an omelette was a middlin success. A bit burned on the outsides (but, I liked that, it added some texture), and the folding part took multiple attempts. But it was gooey and cheesey in the inside, so I am pleased with it.
To celebrate this awesome accomplishment, here are 10 uncached US Kindle copies of @emmanewman.bsky.social's Brother's Ruin (Industrial Magic Book 1), free for the taking! I've given this out before, and it was well-received.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
Radiotherapy finished yesterday. After the last session I went to the cafe as usual and unexpectedly burst into tears over my drink. The last few months have been so hard and I don't think I have really processed it all. I am feeling immense pressure (all self-inflicted) to be super productive,
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
To celebrate this awesome accomplishment, here are 10 uncached US Kindle copies of @emmanewman.bsky.social's Brother's Ruin (Industrial Magic Book 1), free for the taking! I've given this out before, and it was well-received.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
The first word of my first guess was AGOUTIS
Phrazle 16: 2/6
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#phrazle
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Phrazle 16: 2/6
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#phrazle
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November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The first word of my first guess was AGOUTIS
Phrazle 16: 2/6
🟨⬜🟨🟪🟪⬜🟩 ⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#phrazle
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Phrazle 16: 2/6
🟨⬜🟨🟪🟪⬜🟩 ⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
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#phrazle
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To help with this, here are 5 uncached US Kindle copies of @mbaileywriter.bsky.social's Action Figures - Issue One: Secret Origins, which is one of my favorite superhero novel series.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
I don't make a ton of money off my books, but I make money, and that money helps me pay my various life expenses -- which include the cost of putting out my books since I'm an indie author. I pay my editor and cover artists out of pocket, recoup the cost through sales, eventually. (4/)
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
To help with this, here are 5 uncached US Kindle copies of @mbaileywriter.bsky.social's Action Figures - Issue One: Secret Origins, which is one of my favorite superhero novel series.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
It's black friday season so remember: most of the deals are not actual deals, but the result of year-long price manipulations.
Also, you should be thinking about getting computer storage to do backups. I am willing to answer questions about that for free to individuals.
Also, you should be thinking about getting computer storage to do backups. I am willing to answer questions about that for free to individuals.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It's black friday season so remember: most of the deals are not actual deals, but the result of year-long price manipulations.
Also, you should be thinking about getting computer storage to do backups. I am willing to answer questions about that for free to individuals.
Also, you should be thinking about getting computer storage to do backups. I am willing to answer questions about that for free to individuals.
My first guess was HOPE THE AGOUTI SING
Phrazle 15: 3/6
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🟪🟩🟪⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟨🟨⬜🟪 🟪🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩
#phrazle
solitaired.com/phrazle
Phrazle 15: 3/6
🟪🟩⬜🟪 🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟪⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟪⬜
🟪🟩🟪⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟨🟨⬜🟪 🟪🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩
#phrazle
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November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My first guess was HOPE THE AGOUTI SING
Phrazle 15: 3/6
🟪🟩⬜🟪 🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟪⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟪⬜
🟪🟩🟪⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟨🟨⬜🟪 🟪🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩
#phrazle
solitaired.com/phrazle
Phrazle 15: 3/6
🟪🟩⬜🟪 🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟪⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟪⬜
🟪🟩🟪⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟨🟨⬜🟪 🟪🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩
#phrazle
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Today's first $12 thief -- at 3am -- is @staceyabrams.com, who despite *multiple STOP requests* continues to force me to pay for her campaign.
I am so tired of all this crap. And in debt, because my phone bill is over $400 this month.
I am so tired of all this crap. And in debt, because my phone bill is over $400 this month.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Today's first $12 thief -- at 3am -- is @staceyabrams.com, who despite *multiple STOP requests* continues to force me to pay for her campaign.
I am so tired of all this crap. And in debt, because my phone bill is over $400 this month.
I am so tired of all this crap. And in debt, because my phone bill is over $400 this month.